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• speedo for Canadian 85?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:28:51 -0500
  Just wondering if speedometer cables are different for Canadian and US 85s? There's no EGR thingy in the Canadian model right, so it...
• Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 08:19:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...So how do I fix my e-brake cables? The cables are just hanging there and the holes in the backing plates are on...
• '66 emergency brake cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:53:32 -0700
  ...for a '66? A buddy of mine is working on one, and he suspects it has the wrong cables in it. Thanks, Karl Wolz
• Blasted Overflow Tanks...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:33:34 -0600
  Well after installing cables now I can't get the fuel(diesel) overflow tank back in, so I am eliminating it completely. Any dire...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:55:56 -0500
  ...The cable for the heater valve will need to be undone at the > valve end but the other cables can be left attached. > > Mark...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - Bryant Baecht
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:44:34 -0600
  ...You should get the inner control lever assembly and cables with it, all as a unit. The cable for the heater valve will need...
• Re: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:34:08 -0800
  my thoughts go to the cables. could be frozen moisture in there. You can get a rough feel for if they are working, just...
• Re: Ignition Switch Installed - still no start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:07:42 -0700
  Well, I always look at the ground cables too. Once it was the problem and after I made a nice clean and flat ground...
• The Project Advances
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:50:13 -0800
  ...Another step is going to be to re-attach the control cables to the heater box (it is a water-cooled). I hva four...
• Defroster cable...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:26:03 -0500
  ...can be replaced without dismanteling the whole friggin' dash? Are these cables readily available? Dealer only? List vendors? Chris Turner? Alan Bosch & Phred ('88...
• dash/stereo
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:18:38 -0700
  If you can see the connectors, use some tongs or whatever to plug your cables in and then thread them where they have to...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:04:53 -0700
  ...Symptoms of a bad starter? the old cables are not "useless" �they are still providing some conductivity, so adding new cables to the old...
• Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:57:29 -0700
  ...So I thought to unplug the cables, one by one, to see if I could find the missing cylinder. I wanted to unplug them...
• Re: snow chains
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:53:08 -0800
  ...I've used both the real chains and the cable chains, and for occasional use, the cables are the way to go. I've...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:08:52 -0600
  ...I wouldn't say spraying 'on' the spiral sheathing will work on vanagon cables. it's like a solid plastic cover. but I do...
• Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 11:29:29 +0600
  ...to keep the cables free of road grime. do others know >more than i (entirely likely!!!!!!). Were there "skid plates" or whatever >you want...
• Re: [f] Westy brainteaser: Coyote's campout.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 00:35:12 -0400
  ...The load is on the middle of the span, the span goes down, the cables stretch, the catenary cables straighten out a little on...
• speedometer probs
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:03:55 -0600
  ...So this morning bright and early before going to work I checked the cables from the wheel to the sensor box and then on...
• Re: glove box STAY (not whatever)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:49:15 -0500
  ...know where I can get replacement rubber cables? > > > Thanks > > Jeff > > > > > > > 80-85 vanagons had little rubber cables that hold the glovebox in the open...
• Re: rear brake renewal
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:17:24 -0500
  ...I need to change the parking brake cables on the brown 84. I think it can be tricky to get the brakes tight enough...
• Re: No Vanagon Content/Macintosh bashing
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:04:14 -0800
  ...An Apple Airport networking card installed in each computer, a base station here and there, and voila!, instant networking without cables (hard to string...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:20:15 -0800
  ...Before going water cooled, the long heater cables on my Canadian '81 Westy used to pass through blue vinyl tubes. Neil. On Mon, Nov...
• Optima batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 14:54:49 -0500
  ...I just found out, when I went to buy an Optima redtop for my 97 Passat TDI, that the pole cables are also in...
• Re: cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 11:38:56 -0800
  ...I'm using these: < http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/category/116/Cables-2-Cond.-Waterproof/1.html > from that source. Best prices...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:10:53 -0800
  ...New cables come with the sheath and finned cover in my experience. Typically, when removing a dash or heater box there is no need...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:27:56 -0800
  You didn't notice the adjustment at the forward ends of the parking brake cables ? 10mm nut right there in plan site . square in...
• Servicing heater/defroster controls - 1984 GL
  Historical mailing list - "Vanderzanden Michael (BetP/ESE1)"
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:36:28 -0600
  I have two broken control cables on subject system. Access to this area is limited, to say the least. So far, I have only...
• Another space for stuff
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:16:16 +0000
  ...Upper Grill, I stuff a sturdy plastic bag filled with jumper cables down into that empty pocket, on the Passenger Side adjacent to the...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:23:56 -0300
  ...I'd suspect the cables to the starter, both + and ground. Assuming the mechanic was careful, he (or she for those easily offended) would...
• BUcking List ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:32:51 -0800
  ...Clean ground cables Any more ideas? Zoltan
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:06:06 -0700
  I've had to work over the battery cables, ground cables and charging wires on my 85 .and other vans. a few points.. get...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:54:13 -0400
  Dielectric grease, ever heard about it ? Well, obviously the person who INSTALLED those cables in the dizzy cap did not ! Using Dielectric grease on...
• Re: Battery charging question... will this work?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:40:20 -0700
  ...If not, use the jumper cables again to combine both batteries to get the digital charger started. After a while unhook the cables from...
• Re: '85 Vanagon woes...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 07:41:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Check the battery, the cables, the connections, the starter switch, the starter and all the cables and relays in between those components. Make sure...
• Re: Speedo Cable Broken 87GL: What's the Drill?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:57:41 EST
  With these cables you can't replace just the middle you have to replace the housing and everything. There are two cables an upper...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:57:01 -0700
  ...Mark george jannini wrote: >>> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front > LH wheel ? << > > Apparently does not everyone here recognize...
• Having Vanagon electrical problems?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:18:57 EDT
  ...I removed all the cables I installed for the dual battery system I installed 4 years ago, and found every end connector made of...
• Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:06:24 -0500
  ...I removed the battery cables and wire-brushed them and the terminals, and re-connected everything. The VW started right up, and was fine...
• Re: Clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:34:00 -0700
  ...to know! They are breaking inside, a strand at a time. Cables do not measurably stretch. I would check your pedal assembly to see...
• Re: heavy duty starter cables - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:59:07 -0800
  Matthew Pollard wrote: > > I have replaced a 2awg cables with a 0awg for some stuff in my lab. The > crux of the situation was...
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:32:21 -0800
  ...one of the failure modes of poorly connecting battery cables is what you experienced...... when it gets a load, or a high load, you...
• Re: tire chains / cables on snows?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:14:23 -0700
  ...Winning combination my .02 Chris On 8/30/07, Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@gmail.com> wrote: > > I keep cables in my van at all times...
• Re: Sticky vent controls?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:51:53 -0500
  If you take the heater box out you must take the cables loose and that means readjust them to go in exactly as they...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:06:24 -0400
  ...Heater valve > Is there a source for these cables other than a junkyard? Mine is > so damaged that eve n when pushed in with...
• New tech article
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:07:27 EDT
  ...Finally wrote up the how-to for replacing the parking brake cables in a Vanagon. See http://www.type2.com/bartnik/tech.htm, it...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 10:48:58 -0400
  ...If I understand it correctly there are 2 cables from the wheel to the dash. Has anyone ever do the lower cable before? Any...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:00:46 -0700
  ...I rather assumed that the switch itself can take some decent loads as > rather thick cables are going through it, while the feed cables...
• Re: 91 Westy, low idle stall, low power ....help! (LENGTHY REPLY)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:09:42 -0700
  This sounds exaclty like the other half of the symptoms I had just before I fixed the worn out green coaxial cables in my...
• Re: Local clip replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 3 Jan 2021 20:25:08 -0600
  ...pulling the heater box, in disconnecting the clips that hold the > > cables to the box two of them went flying... I can probably find...
• 81 Westy Heat/Air Distribution/Blower Box Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:54:37 -0800
  ...I've found directions on a web list how to remove the dash and get down to the cables, but not how to remove...
• Re: and while we're at it ... (he's after the Unknowns again!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Sep 1994 14:48:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'll try to get an answer about the cables, too. Will try to e-mail you tomorrow, or watch the vanagon mail for...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:27:39 -0600
  ...Kim Brennan >Cables from the battery. The ground strap is easy enough to replace as it >right there in the battery compartment. The positive...
• New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:31:03 -0700
  ...We put a new set of spark plug cables and a new *out of the box* Bosch ignition coil. (the old one is age...
• Re: Speaker or rear brake light cables?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:32:29 -0700
  ...Gogolin <usertogo@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hello fellow Vanners! > I have these cables sticking out from my rear ceiling close to the rear > window, right...
• '64 Single Electric Blues of my own
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:14:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...Well, the truck would start, but when I removed the cables, it would just die. So I left the cables connected for a while...
• Transmission- won't hold a parked car on a hill
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:28:19 -0700
  Because my emergency brake cables have not yet been replaced (shame on be) I park my 84 4 speed (150k) with only the tranny...
• Re: [Syncro] HA-Projekt parts list question...
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 2 May 2000 16:11:26 +0200
  ...really a custom wiring harness? > - or just some "cables"? if so, what kind of cables are they refering to? Your translation seems quite correct...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:50:25 -0700
  ...i used the clamp on battery terminal clamps from old battery cables, cut the cables off, and tie a nylon rope between them.� then...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:56:54 -0400
  on my 82, there is a single cable running from the brake handle to the bracket where the 2 rear cables connect. Under the...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:46:03 -0500
  ...my boss would not let us use zip ties, we had to >lace the cables in with wax string!) Not lacing tape? Cheapskate... ;-) d